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playright en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpleɪɹaɪt/

Etymology

From play + right.

Meanings

  1. (countable, dated, uncountable) The exclusive right to perform a dramatic work
    • Copyright in the specific sense is, however, of less importance to the dramatic author than playright or performing right[…] 1912, Richard Rogers Bowker, Copyright, Its History and Its Uses, page 162:

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playrights Number=Plur lexicographic
play-right alternative lexicographic

playright en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of playwright.
    alt of playwright